Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-28
FUNERAL OF MIR. PARKS.
Business Generally Suspended In Honor
of the Distinguished Dead.

MarNsNl1le Appeal, -'tAA-I
The funeral of the late William II. Parks
YESTERDAY was one of the most notable in the
annals of Marvsville Nearly every prom
inent man, whether IN mercantile or pro-
fessional pursuits, in either Yuba or Suffer
counties. attended. Atabout 2 O'clock Com
mander j. B Fuller and detachment of
Oorinth Post, G. a. R.. moved from their
headquarters to the residence of the de-
ceased, where they assumed military posi-
ton, az mark of respect To Mr.. PARIS,
who was at one time Provost Marshal of
the Northern California district.
In the spacious perlors and halis7ays
were assembled the relatives and frierds OF
the departed, while several hundred per-
sons, on foot and in carriages, remained
outside The Rev, James Hulms, of the
Episcopal Church, assisted by the choir,
conducted the Episcopal service. At its
conclusion the cortege was formed and
proceeded to the cemetery. Those who
were on foot were conveyed 10 the GENE
terry by a special train Of the California
Northern, through the courtesy of A. Z
Binney. The number Of carriages arriving
| at the cemetery was so great that there vas
barely space to accommodate all.
The remains were placed in the SIC
Donald vault for the present, by the fol
| lowing pall-bearers.: I. S. Belcher, s. J
Stabler, w. G. Murphy, W. w. Holland
A B. Van krsdale, NJ. Marcuse, George H
Baird, w. T. Ellis. John H. Jewett, D. E
| Knight, P c. Slattery and J. K. Garrett
Reyerends James Eulme and A. A. Nc
Allister closed the religious services.
| From to o'clock there was not a store
on d street or any of the by-Streets bu
what was closed rs mark of respect Il
the dead. The talk everywhere yesterday
was concerning the distinguished charac
ter and career of the deceased.
| Among those present yesterday were DR.
| 0bed Harvey, of Gait, the colleague of w
| H. Parks when he first entered political
| life as State Senator from Yuba county
and Win. j. Davis, the well-known steno-
grapher of Sacramento, representative in
the legislative body in which Mr.. Parks
served. Both have followed the career Of
| Mr.. Parks frem beginning to end, and
| their remarks are certainly worthy OF re-
| production:
THAT is the last that will ever be seen,
said DIR. Harvey yesterday, "of one of the
| greatest men that ever California produced
| From the time that he became the leader
\ of men in California he never betrayed a
| trust. He befriended every one and every
| measure that was deserving and to you
people here he has been more than many
Of you have chosen to give him credit for,
| and, as the doctor turned away, two large
tears stood in his eyes.
| THE two greatest leaders ever known
to the people of California" said Win. J.
Davis, were David c. BrodeIick and the
man whose remains are now in that casket.
He has stood in the legislative halls of the
State, and carried measures, and popular
ones, too that most people thought would
surely meet with defeat. He has had op-
portunities to become wealthy, but he
| never accepted them, his ambition being
TO lead without letters of any kind. He
died with the respect of every public man
with whom he came in contact, and the
| people of California may rest assured that
| the presence of another such man is not
now known to the residents of this part OF
| the Union"
Since Sunday morning flags have been
| flying at half-mast throughout the city in
honor of the deceased.